Melioidosis presenting as spinal epidural abscess

D Ganesan Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]

SD Puthucheary Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

V Waran Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Abstract

Central nervous system melioidosis is an unusual infection in humans. This article reports a case of melioidosis presenting as an acute spinal epidural abscess. A discussion of this case and its management together with a brief review of melioidosis of the central nervous system is presented

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